The release of Japan’s July industrial production and capacity utilization data remains pending, and the market’s assessment of economic sentiment may be revisited following the release.
The release of Japan’s July industrial production and capacity utilization data has yet to be announced, and the results remain unpublished.
The strength or weakness of production and capacity utilization is likely to have a direct bearing on views of the outlook for manufacturing and inventory adjustment, and could also affect the valuation of cyclical stocks.
The direction of the indices could be adjusted again following the release, with the market likely to remain on the sidelines in the short term pending new information.